Cassandra Esmeray Black, daughter of Regulus Black, has spent her entire life in the shadow of her father's death and her mother's trauma. After years of pleading, her mother finally lets her attend Hogwarts when the news of Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban breaks. -------------------- Draco leans over with a smirk, "Do I want to know how the other guy looks?" I grin back, "Probably not... I broke his nose." ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ In this version, the Black family and the Lestranges are not blood relatives, but close family friends-making all the tangled drama from the Marauders' era still intact.